Word: master
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...melodious instrument is no trombone; nay, it is the most noble, most formidable of the brasses, the B-Flat Sousaphone, named after the distinguished composer and band master, John Philip Sousa. Had you termed the instrument a tuba, I would have been satisfied, as the distinction is not one that the uninitiated often grasp; but classification as a trombonist is more than I can reasonably stomach...
...instance, when President A. Lawrence Lowell announced his resignation in 1932, a search committee was named to find his successor, and speculation on the candidates began immediately. One of the natural targets was Dean of the Faculty Kenneth Murdock, who was then master of Leverett House...
...Harvard graduate with a solid liberal arts background, you could also be a strong candidate for teaching at a private school. New teachers are given the opportunity not only to perform classroom instruction (or assist a master teacher) but also to advise students and provide leadership in extracurricular activities or athletics. Dormitory supervision is also required of those who are interested in boarding school environments...
...SINKER by Len Deighton (HarperCollins; $21.95). The master plotter winds up his six-volume espionage saga about British agent Bernard Samson and his spying wife Fiona, whose defection to East Germany is finally explained...
Harvard Police Chief Paul E. Johnson said that a decision to change the locks on student rooms would be made by the house master and superintendent...